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Leukotrienes in human umbilical plasma at birth
N Pasetto1, E Piccione, C Ticconi
1Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica--Dept of Surgery, II, University of Rome, Italy.
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to see whether leukotrienes are present in human umbilical plasma at birth either before or after labour. Plasma concentrations of LTB4 (6.02 ng/ml) and LTD4 (6.11 ng/ml) were significantly higher (P less than 0.01) after spontaneous vaginal delivery than during elective caesarean section before labour (LTB4 = 1.96 ng/ml, LTD4 = 0.18 ng/ml). A possible involvement of leukotrienes in the biochemical and metabolic events of human labour is suggested.